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Ameren (Ameren) Interest Expense

: $-566 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Ameren's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -153 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-566 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. Ameren's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 264 Mil. Ameren's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -153 Mil. Ameren's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Ameren Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ameren's Interest Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ameren Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -381.00 -419.00 -383.00 -486.00 -566.00

Ameren Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Expense Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -130.00 -127.00 -134.00 -152.00 -153.00

Ameren Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-566 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Ameren  (NYSE:AEE) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Ameren's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-153 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $264 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15,121 Mil.

Ameren's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*264/-153
=1.73

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ameren Corp interest coverage is 2.75, which is low.


Ameren (Ameren) Business Description

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Address
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103
Ameren owns rate-regulated generation, transmission, and distribution networks that deliver electricity and natural gas in Missouri and Illinois. It serves more than 2.4 million electricity customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers.
Executives
Rafael Flores director 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Michael L Moehn other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Fadi M Diya officer: SVP & CNO of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Chonda J Nwamu other: SVP & Deputy General Counsel 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Mark C Lindgren officer: VP & Chief HR Officer of Sub 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, PO BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Warner L Baxter officer: EVP and CFO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Gwendolyn G Mizell other: Chief Sustain & Diversity 800 S HANLEY SUITE 8D, CLAYTON MO 63105
Leonard P Singh other: Chrmn and Pres-Elect of sub 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, PO BOX 66149, ST LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Mark C Birk other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE MC-1310, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Martin J Lyons officer: Executive VP & CFO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Richard J Mark other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Shawn E Schukar other: Chmn & President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Theresa A Shaw officer: SVP, Finance and CAO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Bruce A Steinke officer: SVP, Finance & CAO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Mackay Leo S. Jr. director C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666

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